Deanshanger Primary School
The Green, Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, MK19 6HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRAND UNION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Morris
- Sponsor
- The Grand Union Partnership
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 149061
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908268920
About this school
Deanshanger Primary School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Deanshanger Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 48 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 44% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 60% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Deanshanger Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deanshanger Primary School compares
Deanshanger Primary School ranked 94th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.2% | 13.9% | 257 | — |
| Old Stratford Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 162 | 1.2 miles |
| Russell Street School | — | 5.4% | 20.4% | 192 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | 67% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 350 | 1.8 miles |
| John Hellins Primary School | 93% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 202 | 2.3 miles |
| Fairfields Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 12.5% | 603 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.85%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 10.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Stratford Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Russell Street School1.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School1.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
John Hellins Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Fairfields Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Deanshanger Primary School ranks 49th of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Deanshanger Primary School teach?
- Deanshanger Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Deanshanger Primary School?
- The headteacher of Deanshanger Primary School is Miss Karen Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Deanshanger Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Deanshanger Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Deanshanger Primary School?
- Deanshanger Primary School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Deanshanger Primary School full?
- Deanshanger Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 257 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Deanshanger Primary School a faith school?
- No. Deanshanger Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Deanshanger Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Deanshanger Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Deanshanger Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Deanshanger Primary School is part of THE GRAND UNION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Deanshanger Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Deanshanger Primary School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Deanshanger Primary School ranked 94th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Deanshanger Primary School's absence rate?
- Deanshanger Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Deanshanger Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deanshanger Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.